Verify users from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is a member of DFN-AAI, one of the national research and education federations that share academic identity providers through eduGAIN. That means you can verify a user's affiliation with Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz by having them sign in with their Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Germany
- Federation
- DFN-AAI
Institution details
- Organization
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- Description
- Single-Sign-On service of the university of Mainz
- Country
- Germany
- Website
- http://www.uni-mainz.de
- SAML Entity ID
https://shib.uni-mainz.de/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- uni-mainz.de
- Federation
- DFN-AAI
SAML capabilities
Capabilities are read from the institution's SAML metadata. An advertised format is what the IdP declares it supports — not a guarantee of what every login returns.
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- support
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz?
Yes. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz support persistent identifiers?
No. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz only advertises transient (per-login) identifiers, so authIdentifier will typically be null. You can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in?
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz?
Create a verification session via POST /v2/auth/verification, redirect the user to the returned link, and poll GET /v2/auth/verification/{id} after they authenticate at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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